Stipa sareptana A.K.Becker

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Stipa

Characteristics

Perennial, compactly tufted. Culms 30–80 cm tall, smooth or spinulose, 2–3-noded, nodes dark, exposed. Basal leaves 1/2 length of culms, leaf sheaths smooth or spinulose, shorter than internodes; leaf blades setaceous, convolute, outer surface smooth or scabrid to shortly spinulose; ligule 2–10 mm, of basal leaves rounded, of culm leaves lanceolate. Panicle narrow, 10–20 cm, base enclosed by expanded uppermost leaf sheath. Spikelets yellowish green; glumes narrowly lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 cm, apex filiform; callus pungent, 2.2–3 mm; lemma 9–11 mm, shortly hairy in longitudinal lines, an obscure ring of hairs at awn articulation; awn deciduous, 10–15(–20) cm, scabrid, 2-geniculate, column 1.5–2.5 cm to first bend, 1–1.5 cm to second bend, bristle 9–15 cm, curling. Fl. and fr. Jun–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.75
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses fodder
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Stipa sareptana world distribution map, present in Chile, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:423728-1
WFO ID wfo-0000902778
COL ID 6ZW3C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Stipa akseirica Stipa sareptana Stipa subsareptana Stipa anisotricha Stipa praecapillata Stipa capillata var. sareptana Stipa sareptana subsp. anisotricha Stipa sareptana subsp. praecapillata Stipa sareptana var. kasakorum Stipa sareptana var. sareptana